Head to head

Culture Amp vs WorkTango

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Culture Amp

Sales-quoted

Employee engagement, performance and development platform with AI Coach built in. Pricing is quote-based, billed annually.

Where Culture Amp fits

People teams running engagement surveys
Companies pairing reviews with engagement data
Managers who want coaching in the tool
Firms of 1,000+ staff wanting expert help

WorkTango

Contact for pricing

Mid-market employee experience: surveys, insights, and recognition and rewards. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where WorkTango fits

Mid-market people teams that want surveys and recognition together
Companies on Slack or Teams
HRIS-connected orgs on ADP or BambooHR
Buyers replacing both a pulse tool and a points tool

At a glance

Detail	Culture Amp	WorkTango
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Contact for pricing
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	Engagement, People analytics, Performance	Engagement, Recognition & rewards
Capterra	Not enough reviews	4.9 from 214 reviews

Where they pull apart

Culture Amp

Stands out: AI Coach is built into Engage and Perform, plus an MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT and a developer API.

Watch out: All products are billed annually and priced by headcount, product and service tier. The MCP connector needs sign-up.

Not the right fit for

Buyers who need a published per-employee price
Teams looking for HRIS or payroll

WorkTango

Stands out: Surveys and a zero-markup rewards shop in one suite, which is the Kazoo-plus-WorkTango merger, not a pulse-survey-only tool.

Watch out: Quote-only, 12-month minimum. Do not expect a Bonusly-style public per-user grid.

Not the right fit for

Enterprises standardised on Culture Amp plus Workhuman
Teams that need a public $3/user price
Companies that only want an ATS

Pros and cons

Culture Amp

Engage and Perform on one platform
AI Coach included in every plan
Developer API and MCP connector

No published price
Annual billing only
No HRIS or payroll

WorkTango

Surveys and recognition in one mid-market suite
Named Slack, Teams, ADP, and BambooHR connectors
Rewards shop positioned as zero markup

Quote-only with a 12-month minimum
No public per-user grid
Not Culture Amp-deep on science or Awardco-deep on the shop

What each one costs

Culture Amp

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. All products are billed annually, priced by employee count, products chosen and service tier. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

WorkTango

Contact for pricing

Quote-based (Contact Sales). Surveys, Recognition, or Full Platform packages. No durable public PEPM list on the vendor site. Pilots typically via sales.

Checked 8 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Culture Amp or WorkTango for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Culture Amp or WorkTango have an MCP server?

Culture Amp ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?